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Completely healed or cured, as in Once we've bandaged it up, you'll be all better. This term is often used to comfort a child who has been hurt. It uses all in the sense of “entirely” and better in the sense of “cured.” The usage has been in the language since a.d. 1000.
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Words nearby all better
all at once, all at sea, alla vostra salute, allay, all bets are off, all better, All Blacks, all but, all clear, all cylinders, all-day
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
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